🔊 "I sort out travelers, in bundles of a thousand," said the switchman.

"Ina raba matafiya, cikin tarin dubu," in ji mai kula da layin dogo.

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sort out /sɔːt aʊt/

phr. v. Tsara, ware, raba cikin rukuni.

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bundles /ˈbʌndlz/

n. Dami, damu, tarin abubuwa da aka haɗa ko ɗaure tare.

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switchman /ˈswɪtʃmən/

n. Ma'aikacin layin dogo wanda ke sarrafa maɓalli don canza hanyar jirgin ƙasa.

🔊 And a brilliantly lighted express train shook the switchman's cabin as it rushed by.

Kuma wani babban jirgin ƙasa mai haske mai ƙarfi ya girgiza ɗakin mai kula da layin dogo yayin da yake wucewa.

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brilliantly /ˈbrɪljəntli/

adv. Da haske sosai, da kyau sosai, da fasaha.

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express train /ɪkˈsprɛs treɪn/

n. Jirgin ƙasa mai sauri wanda ba ya tsayawa a duk tashoshi.

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rushed /rʌʃt/

v. Yi sauri, gudu, tafiya cikin gaggawa.

🔊 "Not even the locomotive engineer knows that," said the switchman.

"Ko ma injiniyan jirgin ba ya san hakan," in ji mai kula da layin dogo.

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locomotive engineer /ˌləʊkəˈməʊtɪv ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪə/

n. Direban jirgin ƙasa, mai tukin jirgin ƙasa.

🔊 And a second brilliantly lighted express thundered by, in the opposite direction.

Kuma wani babban jirgin ƙasa na biyu mai haske mai ƙarfi ya wuce da ƙara, a wani bangare na gaba.

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thundered /ˈθʌndəd/

v. Yi ƙara kamar aradu, yi sauti mai ƙarfi da girma.

🔊 "These are not the same ones," said the switchman. "It is an exchange."

"Waɗannan ba iri ɗaya ba ne," in ji mai kula da layin dogo. "Musaya ce."

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exchange /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

n. Musaya, canja wuri, musayar abubuwa.

🔊 "No one is ever satisfied where he is," said the switchman.

"Babu wanda ya taɓa gamsuwa da inda yake," in ji mai kula da layin dogo.

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satisfied /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/

adj. Gamsuwa, an gamsar da shi, an cika bukatunsa.

🔊 And they heard the roaring thunder of a third brilliantly lighted express.

Kuma sai suka ji ƙarar wani babban jirgin ƙasa na uku mai haske mai ƙarfi.

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roaring /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/

adj. Yana yin ƙara, yana yin hayaniya mai ƙarfi.

🔊 "They are pursuing nothing at all," said the switchman. "They are asleep in there, or if they are not asleep they are yawning. Only the children are flattening their noses against the windowpanes."

"Ba su bin komai ba," in ji mai kula da layin dogo. "Suna barci a can, ko kuma idan ba su barci ba, suna hamma. Yara kawai ne suke matse hancinsu a kan tagogin."

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pursuing /pəˈsjuːɪŋ/

v. Biya, nema, bin diddigin.

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yawning /ˈjɔːnɪŋ/

v. Yin hamma, buɗe baki saboda gajiya ko rashin sha'awa.

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flattening /ˈflætnɪŋ/

v. Matsa, lalata, sanya abu ya zama lebur.

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windowpanes /ˈwɪndəʊpeɪnz/

n. Gilashin taga, gilashin da aka saka a cikin firam ɗin taga.

🔊 "Only the children know what they are looking for," said the little prince. "They waste their time over a rag doll and it becomes very important to them."

"Yara kawai ne suke sanin abin da suke nema," in ji ɗan sarki. "Suna ɓata lokacinsu a kan ɗan tsana, kuma ya zama mai muhimmanci a gare su."

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waste /weɪst/

v. Bata, ɓata, amfani da abu ba da kyau ba.

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rag doll /ræɡ dɒl/

n. 'Yar tsana da aka yi da tsumma ko tsohon tufafi.

🔊 "They are lucky," the switchman said.

"Suna da sa'a," in ji mai kula da layin dogo.

Chapter XXII (Babi na Ashirin da Biyu)